East Grand Rapids, MI 49355 Frost Dates
When can you plant in East Grand Rapids, MI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 157 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts East Grand Rapids in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in East Grand Rapids before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around East Grand Rapids's last frost
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Grand Rapids compares
East Grand Rapids's growing season runs about 157 days, ranking 33,261 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 702 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around East Grand Rapids's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in East Grand Rapids can differ from the 49355 normal.